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Update: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Utica Police said on Facebook that normal educational activities had resumed at Proctor High School. Officers and school staff cleared each room in the building to ensure safety. In providing the udpate information, UPD officials also noted there were similar phony shots fired called at schools across New York State earlier in the day...

A Rome teacher has been found not guilty of charges related to the excessive discipline of students at John Joy Elementary School.

Local residents are heading to the polls today to vote on school district budgets and elect school board members.

A substitute teaching assistant in the Rome School District is accused of hiding a camera in a school bathroom.

The Utica and Rome School Districts will benefit from $175 million in funding in the new state budget to transform struggling schools into community schools.

The 2016-17 state budget will provide a record increase in funding for local school districts.

The Rome City School District voted 5-4 Wednesday night in favor of giving Superintendent Jeff Simons a 2% raise despite strong opposition from dozens of teachers and taxpayers.

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Voters in the Rome School District have approved a $108.2 million budget.

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